diff --git a/fs/io_uring.c b/fs/io_uring.c
index f8ceddafb6fc..e9b06e339c4b 100644
--- a/fs/io_uring.c
+++ b/fs/io_uring.c
@@ -9775,7 +9775,7 @@ static void io_uring_drop_tctx_refs(struct task_struct *task)
 
 /*
  * Find any io_uring ctx that this task has registered or done IO on, and cancel
- * requests. @sqd should be not-null IIF it's an SQPOLL thread cancellation.
+ * requests. @sqd should be not-null IFF it's an SQPOLL thread cancellation.
  */
 static void io_uring_cancel_generic(bool cancel_all, struct io_sq_data *sqd)
 {
@@ -9816,8 +9816,10 @@ static void io_uring_cancel_generic(bool cancel_all, struct io_sq_data *sqd)
 							     cancel_all);
 		}
 
-		prepare_to_wait(&tctx->wait, &wait, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
+		prepare_to_wait(&tctx->wait, &wait, TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
+		io_run_task_work();
 		io_uring_drop_tctx_refs(current);
+
 		/*
 		 * If we've seen completions, retry without waiting. This
 		 * avoids a race where a completion comes in before we did